Mallet.



- No. 669,086. Patented Mar. 5, l90l..

H. c. HEINRICH.

MALLET.

(Application filed June 29, 1900.) Mo Model.)

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Unirnn STATES PATENT OFFICE,

HERMAN O. HEINRICH, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.

lVlALLET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 669,086, dated March 5,1901.

Application filed June 29, 1900.

T0 (tZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HERMAN C. HEINRICH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Mallets; and Ido herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to figures of reference marked thereon, whichform a part of this specification.

This invention has reference to improvements in mallets; and theinvention has for its principal object to provide a novel constructionof mallet for use in driving home in a bung of a barrel, cask, or thelike the usual form of metallic bushing connected with the tappingpipcfor drawing the liquor from the barrel or cask without the least dangerof breaking the cast-iron bung, or innproperly securing it in'place, ordistortingthe position of the tapping-pipe, and to provide a malletwhich when in use for driving home the bushings, of this character willnot become marred at its side edges, as heretofore, and soon rendereduseless.

My invention therefore consists in the novel construction of mallet tobe hereinafter more fully described, as well as in the details of theconstruction of the several parts comprising the mallet construction.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich Figure 1 is a side elevation of my novel construction of malletembodying the principles of this invention, said view representing invertical section a portion of the barrel or cask, its bung, the metallicbushing connected therewith, and the tapping-pipe held in the usualmanner by the adjusting-nut in said bushing, said view also illustratingthe side of the mallet embracing the said tapping-pipe when driving homethe bushingin the bung. Fig. 2 is a top or plan view of the severalparts represented in said Fig. l, the tappingpipe being illustrated inhorizontal cross-section. Fig. 3 is a bottom view of my novelconstruction of mallet with a facing of a resilient material which isattached to the lower pounding or driving surface of the mallet re-Serial No. 22,030. (No model.)

moved from said surface; and Fig. 4isa longitudinal vertical section ofthe mallet, taken on line 4 4 in said Fig. 3, said view illustrating'the said facing in position upon the lower face of the head of themallet.

Similar numerals of reference are employed in all of the saidabove-described views to indicate corresponding parts.

In said drawings, 1 indicates a portion of a barrel, cask, or the like,which is provided with the usual form of bung 2, secured in thebung-hole of the barrel or cask. Into a hole in said bung is secured ordriven therein the usual form of metallic bushing 3, provided with theflange 4, a central tubular duct 5, and the socketed portion 6 for thereception of the usual adjusting-nut 7. This nut is suitably secured inthe said socketed portion 6 and is capable of a rotary movement therein,as Well as being provided with a suitable means which preventsdisplacement of the said nut. The said nut is usually provided with acentrally arranged screw threaded hole, in which is screwed a threadedport-ion 9 of the tapping-pipe S, employed with barrels or casks'inwhich the liquor is under pressure to be forced to a faucet located somedistance from the barrel or cask. These several features, although hereillustrated and described, do not form any part of my present inventionand are merely represented in the drawings to more clearly set forth theuse and the ad vantage of the mallet made according to the principles ofmy present invention. This mallet consists, essentially, of a main bodyor head 10, which is made of cast-iron; but any other material may beemployed, and it is provided with a handle 11, which is cast integralwith the said body or head when made of cast metal, or the said handlemay be made of wood, if desired, and secured in any well-known manner tothe said body, as will be clearly understood. The said head or body 10is provided, as will be seen, with an opening 12, which extends in aradial direction from the vertical central axis of the said head, andthe central axis of the said opening 12 corresponds with and is inalineinent with the longitudinal central axis of the handle 11 of themallet. The width of the said radially arranged opening 12 is slightlygreater than the'maximuni diameter of the piece of pipe or tubing 8,which, permits of the mallet in driving to be arranged on opposite sidesof the said pipe, as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, and apply a directand evenlydistributed force upon the flange and upper portion of themetallic bushing to secure the same in the bung 2 in its proper positionwithout distortion and no possibility of breaking or slipping the bung2, as is so often the case where the bushing 3 is driven into the bung 2by means of the usual construction of mallet, in which case, as is wellknown, the driving force is simply applied to the bushing at one side ofthe tapping-pipe 8. Thereby the bushing is often improperly driven intothe bung 2 and often the pipe 8 is distorted, which prevents of a properadjustment of the screw plug or nut? for raising or lowering the pipe 8to suit different barrels or casks. Furthermore, in using the old formof mallet at one side of the bushing the inallet with constant use willsoon become chipped and worn down at one edge of its head, and therebybe rendered useless, whereby in my present form and construction ofmallet it can be brought down centrally and positively upon the top ofthe metal bushing and any wear upon the bottom face of the mallet willbe evenly distributed over its entire surface, thereby enabling the useof the mallet for a long time.

As illustrated more particularly in Fig. 1 of the drawings, in orderthat the cast-iron head of the mallet may not break the bushing 3 whenbrought in forcible contact With its surrounding flange the undersurface of the head or main body 10 of the mallet is preferably providedwith a depression 13, which is surrounded by a projection or shoulder 18and into which I have fitted a facing 14 of any suitable resilientmaterial, as leather or the like, so that its face will be flush withthe face of the projection or shoulder 18 to prevent spreadingof thefacing when the mallet is in use. Said facing is provided with anopening 15, corresponding to and arranged in the same manner as theradially-arranged Opening 12 in the main body or head 10 of the mallet.In order that this facing may be suitably secured in position againstthe under side of the head of the mallet, this head is provided withsockets 16, which are filled with a soft-metal core 17, preferably lead,and into which can be driven ordinary nails or screws 18 or othersuitable means for securing the facing in its operative position againstthe face of the mallet-head in the manner illustrated and as will beclearly understood from an inspection of said Fig. 4.

The many uses to which my invention can be put and the many advantagesderived from a mallet constructed according to my hereiuabove-describedinvention are evident from the foregoing description of the same.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. Theherein-described mallet, consisting, essentially, of a main body orhead, provided with a radially-arranged opening, a depres sion 13 in thebottom face of said head, surrounded by a projection or shoulder18, anda facing of a resilient material upon the said depression of the saidmain body or head of the mallet, flush with said projection or shoulderto prevent spreading of the facing, said facing having aradially-arranged opening corresponding to the opening in said main bodyor head of the mallet, and means for securing said facing to the lowersurface of the said main body or head of the mallet, consisting ofsoft-metal cores arranged in sockets in the said main body or head, andnails or screws in said facing and embedded in the soft-metal core,substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

2. The herein-described mallet, consisting, essentially, of a main bodyor head, provided with a radially-arranged opening, and a depression inits lower face, surrounded by a projection or shoulder 18, a facing of aresilient material in said .depression, and means for securing the saidfacing in said depression, consisting, of soft-metal cores arranged insockets in the said main body or head, and nails or screws in saidfacing and embedded in the soft-metal core, substantially as and for thepurposes set forth.

The herein-described mallet, consisting, essentially, of a cast-ironhead 10, formed with a radially-arranged opening 12, a handle 11connected with said head, and a depression 13 in the lower face of saidhead, surrounded by a projection or shoulder 18, a facing 14 in saiddepression, flush with said projection or shoulder to prevent spreading,and provided with an opening 15 corresponding in shape to the opening inthe said head 10, and means for securing the said facing in saiddepression 13, consisting, of soft-metal cores 17 arranged in sockets 16in said head 10, and nails or screws in said facing 14 having their endsembedded in said cores, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony that I claim the invention set forth above I have hereuntoset my handthis 27th day of June, 1900.

HERMAN O. HEINRICH.

Witnesses:

FREDK. G. FRAENTZEL, GEO. D. RICHARDS.

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